katsy Oct 31, 2018:

fwiw I just googled the two expressions, Odette's and BD's. BD's definitely gets more hits, and there are even Canadian examples of same. Still it would be most interesting to get the view of a native speaker of French. Both propositions seem to me to be OK even if I prefer BD's.

B D Finch Oct 30, 2018:

I may be completely wrong about this … … but I'd like to know what native speakers of French think about it. To me, the word "après", in this context, puts more emphasis on the aspect of what went before as action, while "plus tard" is more about time having passed, while remaining neutral about whether action was involved.

Perhaps Canadian French is more negative than Metropolitan French about adopting anglicisms, because it is rather more threatened by the dominance of English in Canada. However, adopting words and structures from other languages can be enriching. For instance, "stopper," as adopted into French, does not mean the same as "arrêter" and enables differentiation. I rather like the idea of a "stop glissé" https://www.ornikar.com/permis/conseils-conduite/demarrer-ar... , which does not mean the same as a "sliding stop" might in English. At the same time, I find some calques, e.g. "re-looking" and "brushing," really grate.

Odette Grille (X) Oct 30, 2018:

Après L'utilisation d' "après" pour signifier plus tard est un calque de l'anglais, à éviter pour les puristes et pour se protéger des clients pointilleux. Toutefois, au Québec, c'est en usage.